Table 4.
Comparison of biological data from patients correctly or misclassified using the proposed discriminating protocol (prospective study)
| n | Age (years) | WBC (× 109/L) | NE (× 109/L) | LY (× 109/L) | MO (× 109/L) | CRP (mg/L) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| True positives | 52 | 66 [20‐97] | 7.3 [7.1‐39.1] | 5.2 [1.1‐28.5] | 1.0 [0.1‐2.8] | 0.5 [0.1‐5.3] | 79.4 [4.8‐428.3] |
| True negatives | 122 | 61 [22‐99] | 8.2 [0.4‐37.6] | 5.7 [0.1‐34.8] | 1.5 [0.2‐6.6] | 0.6 [0.1‐2] | 6.8 [<1‐350.3] |
| False negatives | 34 | 64 [25‐93] | 5.7 [2.2‐15.6] | 4.1 [0.9‐13.3] | 1.0 [0.3‐3.2] | 0.5 [0.1‐1.4] | 23.1* [<1‐360.4] |
| False positives | 14 | 77 [40‐97] | 10.4** [4.5‐38.6] | 8.4** [3.4‐34.6] | 1.1 [0.4 ‐ 1.8] | 0.8 [0.1‐2.6] | 126.3 [21.6‐415.3] |
Statistical comparisons (Mann‐Whitney test) were done between false negatives and true positives (*P < .001) and false positives and true positives (**P < .001).
Abbreviations: CRP, C‐reactive protein; LY, lymphocytes; MO, monocytes; NE, neutrophils; WBC, white blood cells.